Adult-onset Still′s disease with myocarditis and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: Rare manifestation with fatal outcome
Adult-onset Still′s disease (AOSD) is a rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology characterized by fever, evanescent pink salmon rash, arthritis, and multiorgan involvement. Here, we report an unusual manifestation of AOSD in a 40-year-old male who presented to our hospital with pyrexia of unkn...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:2c3cabe5ea084dc69eb17d5cdafc5cd3 2023-05-15T17:59:38+02:00 Adult-onset Still′s disease with myocarditis and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: Rare manifestation with fatal outcome Devika Gupta Rajat Jagani Satish Mendonca Khushi Ram Rathi 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.4103/0377-4929.174825 https://doaj.org/article/2c3cabe5ea084dc69eb17d5cdafc5cd3 EN eng Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2016;volume=59;issue=1;spage=84;epage=86;aulast=Gupta https://doaj.org/toc/0377-4929 0377-4929 doi:10.4103/0377-4929.174825 https://doaj.org/article/2c3cabe5ea084dc69eb17d5cdafc5cd3 Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, Vol 59, Iss 1, Pp 84-86 (2016) Adult-onset Still′s disease hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis myocarditis Pathology RB1-214 Microbiology QR1-502 article 2016 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.4103/0377-4929.174825 2022-12-31T03:12:57Z Adult-onset Still′s disease (AOSD) is a rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology characterized by fever, evanescent pink salmon rash, arthritis, and multiorgan involvement. Here, we report an unusual manifestation of AOSD in a 40-year-old male who presented to our hospital with pyrexia of unknown origin and rash of 3 weeks duration. All his serological investigations and imaging studies were unremarkable. He was fulfilling clinical and laboratory criteria as per Yamaguchi for AOSD and was managed for the same. Our patient did not respond well to the treatment, had a downhill course, and succumbed to his illness. Autopsy confirmed myocarditis and florid bone marrow reactive hemophagocytosis as the cause of his death. Article in Journal/Newspaper Pink salmon Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology 0 0 0 |
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Adult-onset Still′s disease (AOSD) is a rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology characterized by fever, evanescent pink salmon rash, arthritis, and multiorgan involvement. Here, we report an unusual manifestation of AOSD in a 40-year-old male who presented to our hospital with pyrexia of unknown origin and rash of 3 weeks duration. All his serological investigations and imaging studies were unremarkable. He was fulfilling clinical and laboratory criteria as per Yamaguchi for AOSD and was managed for the same. Our patient did not respond well to the treatment, had a downhill course, and succumbed to his illness. Autopsy confirmed myocarditis and florid bone marrow reactive hemophagocytosis as the cause of his death. |
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Adult-onset Still′s disease with myocarditis and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: Rare manifestation with fatal outcome |
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Adult-onset Still′s disease with myocarditis and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: Rare manifestation with fatal outcome |
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Adult-onset Still′s disease with myocarditis and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: Rare manifestation with fatal outcome |
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Adult-onset Still′s disease with myocarditis and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: Rare manifestation with fatal outcome |
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Adult-onset Still′s disease with myocarditis and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: Rare manifestation with fatal outcome |
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adult-onset still′s disease with myocarditis and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: rare manifestation with fatal outcome |
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